Table 2: Cases of pediatric necrotizing AAP treated without octreotide, reported in literature.

References

Age/sex

Type of asparaginase/ treatment  phase

Complications

Surgery

Outcome

Raizner et al. [4]

11.5 y/M

L-asp/NR

Pleural effusions, ascites, respiratory distress, pseudocyst, diabetes, exocrine insufficiency

No

Recovery

17.8 y/M

L-asp/NR

Pleural effusions, ascites, respiratory distress, hyperglycemia, DIC

No

Recovery

Sadoff et al. [24]

5 y/M

L-asp/Induction

Sepsis, pseudocyst, retroperitoneal necrosis

No

Died

Sadoff et al. [25]

5 y/M

PEG-asp/Induction

Infected PFC and pseudocyst

Yes

Recovery

M: Male; L-asp: L-Asparaginase; NR: Not Reported; DIC: Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation; PFC: (peri)- Pancreatic Fluid Collection; Y: Years